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  • A Year in the Life of a Playground Mother

  • A School Gates Comedy, Book 1
  • By: Christie Barlow
  • Narrated by: Karen Cass
  • Length: 8 hrs and 33 mins
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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A Year in the Life of a Playground Mother

By: Christie Barlow
Narrated by: Karen Cass
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Ever had the pleasure of collecting your children from the school playground? Even if you haven't, this is a hilarious must-listen.

Fed up with the playground mafia at her children’s school, Rachel Young is desperate for a change. With her family and various pets in tow, a picture-perfect village in the countryside beckons. There, Rachel’s children will be able to keep chickens and skip through fields, and she’ll bid farewell to the botoxed, fake-Gucci wearing Mumzillas forever. But at the new school the mums are even worse, and before long, Rachel finds herself contending with a motley crew including Mrs High School Musical, The International Sex God and The Frisky Pensioner. While the children are practicing their sums and perfecting their reading, Rachel is learning some harsh lessons on the other side of the school gates - and ruffling plenty of feathers along the way.

©2014 Christie Barlow (P)2020 W. F. Howes Ltd
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‘Well-observed, highly-relatable and wickedly-funny.’ (Cathy Bramley)

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Surprisingly Hilarious!

This author was new to me but I love Karen Cass as a narrator. I found myself laughing out loud at several moments in the story. A little frustrating how forgiving and accommodating the lead was but still entertaining! Looking forward to the sequel.

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Tedious

I listened as long as I could stand. Kept thinking surely it would improve. A soap opera with all the couples changing partners at will. Finally I gave up. It was a very juvenile book. A waste of time and a credit.

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